Wiscasset, Maine Weather
Wiscasset, Maine — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Wiscasset, Lincoln County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wiscasset. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wiscasset is published on the Wiscasset Airport (KIWI) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Wiscasset have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Wiscasset: Brunswick Executive Airport (KBXM) 25 km · Augusta State Airport (KAUG) 37 km · Knox County Regional Airport (KRKD) 46 km · Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport (KLEW) 50 km · Twitchell Airport (K3B5) 50 km
Conditions reported at KIWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wiscasset specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wiscasset.
About Wiscasset, Maine
Wiscasset, a coastal village of weathered granite and salt-laced air, clings to the western bank of the Sheepscot River. It lies 28.1 miles east-south-east of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 104°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-east of Richmond. Its landscape is a study in dignified resilience, where sturdy clapboard homes, painted in hues of muted sea-foam green and oyster shell white, stand against the persistent coastal breeze. Steep, narrow streets, often slick with morning dew or the fine mist of a passing squall, wind their way towards the waterfront, a working harbor where the masts of lobster boats punctuate the horizon like skeletal fingers reaching for the sky. The land itself, a rich loam that yields tenacious gardens, slopes gently towards the tidal flow, its character shaped by the relentless ebb and surge of the Atlantic’s breath. Even the trees, gnarled oaks and wind-sculpted pines, seem to possess a stoic endurance, their branches etched with the stories of countless seasons. The history of Wiscasset is deeply entwined with the maritime pulse of Maine, a past evident in the preserved architecture of its Federal-era homes and the ghost of its shipbuilding days that still whispers from the empty shipyards. Once a bustling port, its fortunes waxed and waned with the demands of trade and war, leaving behind a legacy of proud, independent spirit. Today, the economy of Wiscasset is a more varied affair, a blend of the enduring fishing industry that still brings the scent of brine and diesel to the docks, and a burgeoning tourism that draws visitors to its charming shops and historic sites. The iconic, if somewhat precarious, Pownalborough Courthouse stands as a silent sentinel to centuries of local governance, while the nearby Lincoln County Historical Association preserves the tangible fragments of lives lived here long ago. It is a place where the past is not merely remembered but lives, breathing softly in the quiet squares and along the working waterfront, a testament to the enduring character of this coastal Maine settlement.
Live animated radar for Wiscasset and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.002856°N, 69.665602°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04578 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wiscasset, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wiscasset, Maine, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wiscasset includes coordinates 44.002856°N, 69.665602°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 04578. Telephone area code: 207. Timezone: Eastern Time.
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
